# 151. F. V. LENGNIK. LETTER TO THE EDITORIAL BOARD OF *ISKRA*. JANUARY 1, 1904
# Source: Lenin Miscellany X, p. 121
# Date: 1904-01-01

In the above-mentioned letter to the Bureau of the Central Committee (document 149) F. V. Lengnik wrote about the financial difficulties of the foreign treasury and, among other things, about the editorial board's delay in transferring the promised 5,000–6,000 rubles to the treasury. On the same day (January 4) F. V. Lengnik addressed the following letter to the editorial board on this matter. This letter provoked a continuation of the correspondence between the editorial board and the foreign section of the Central Committee, temporarily interrupted by the editorial board after its resolution of December 22 (above, documents 141 and 144, pp. 90 and 100). However, the renewal of contact signified no improvement in mutual relations, but was rather a continuation of the editorial board's previous "war" with the foreign section of the Central Committee.

**F. V. LENGNIK — TO THE EDITORIAL BOARD OF *ISKRA*.**

To the Editorial Board of the Central Organ.

January 1, 1904 [Geneva.]

Dear Comrades!

[I consider it my duty to inform you that owing to the situation abroad our]

Proceeding from the fact that comrade Hans, upon departing, informed me that comrade Martov promised to take the appropriate steps to ensure that 5–6 thousand rubles would be transferred to the Central Committee treasury, I consider it my duty to inform the editorial board that there remains very little money in the treasury and that in order to avoid possible financial complications [in the operations] of the printing house, it would be urgently necessary to expedite as much as possible the receipt of new contributions to [our] foreign treasury of the Central Committee. Perhaps the editorial board could assist in this?

With comradely greetings,

Vasiliev.

* Printed from the draft of F. V. Lengnik's letter, preserved in Lenin's archive and in its final version completely identical with the copy recorded in one of the notebooks, and consequently with the original letter that was sent to the editorial board. — Ed.